Improved boor-fastener



aient @twine HENRY M. JoNEs, or WEST MERI'DEN, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 95,231, dated September 28, 1869.

IMPROVED DQORLI'ASTENER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and. part of the same.

Togall whom it may cou'ccra: Be it known .that I, HENRY M. JONES, VofWest Meriden, in the county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new 'Improvement in Door-Fastener; and I1 do` hereby declarethe following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, 'and which said drawings constitute partof thisspecitication, and represent in Figure 1, a perspective view ofthe f'astener, and in Figures 2 and 3, views to illustrate theoperation; lhis invention relates to an improvement in porta- `bleiastenings'for doors, designedfor the occupants of rooms, to insure thefastening upon the inside without depending solely upon the lock on thedooryand The invention consists in a key formed from sheet-4 metal,consisting oftwo legs, the inner or corresponding edges of which areinclined to each other, so that the said key may be passed between thedoor and jamb, one leg passing above and the other -below the latchbolt,and so `that when pressed hardon to the latch,

i theedges of the two legs will so iirmlygrasp the latclrbolt as toprevent itsbeing 4moved by means of the knob upon Vthe opposite side.`

myinvention, I will fully describe 4the saine, as illustrated in theaccompany-in g drawings.

From suitable sheet-metal, preferring steel, I out the key, as seeniuig. 1, with two legs, A and B, their inner edges inclined to eachother,so as to be broader at the open endthan at thelbase.

` lhe handle or base C may be of any desired form.

By preference I forni the `inner edge of' each leg vto lo lenable othersskilled in the art to make and use` `and press the .key hard on to thebolt, so as to embed the edge into the metal, or to firmly grasp thebolt, and the door is secure, as 4the bolt thus clasped cannot beoperated by the knob upon the outside.

This instrument is so small as to be .no inconvew ience to the personcarrying it, and can be applied to all latch-bolts, inasmuch as the keyis so thin--that it can be easily pressed on to the latch-bolt howeverclosely the door may close-two great' advantages over otherdoor-fasteners.

Having fully described my invention,

What I claimas new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

As an articlefof manufacture, the hereindescrihed doorastencr,consisting of the two legs A and B, their inner edges inclined to eachother, and formed upon aV single base, substantially as and forthevpurpose herein set forth.

HENRY M., JONES. Y y

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. FAY, FRANK S; FM'.

